I have been following the posting on soreness and the hydrogel study and I
have to agree with all of you. Sorry to sound like a politician.

Anyway, I would assume the Dodd/Chalmers study was done about 2001-2002. Is
that right? That was about the time we were learning about the asymmetrical
latch. At least that was when I heard Dr Jack Newman lecturing on it at a
WALC conference. If the LCs in the study weren't up on using the
asymmetrical latch we did have lots of soreness. Now with the new latch
aren't you finding a lot less complaints of soreness? Last week I was going
through an older LLL handout on breastfeeding and it says to "tickle the
middle of the baby's lower lip". Nothing about bringing the chin to the
breast and nipple against the upper lip so it can "just flip in". Why didn't
we know that before? Years ago was breastfeeding positioning taught to us by
formula companies? Would have to check out those older pamphlets.  Mary Ann
RN, IBCLC from central WI


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